The EcoMobility World Festival 2015, organised by the City of Johannesburg in partnership with ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, comes to a close this weekend with an “eco-block party” in the Sandton Central Business District. A month-long experiment of an eco-mobile urban transport system, the Festival allowed commuters to leave their cars at home and … Continued

As climate change impacts unfold in Southern Africa, it further compounds many challenges already faced by local governments in delivering on their mandates. The Durban Adaptation Charter, launched at UNFCCC COP 17/CMP 7 in Durban in 2011, defines an important and innovative vision for championing climate change from the local level. That it was launched … Continued

Steve Tshwete Local Municipality, Doornkop local community, and ICLEI-Africa are thrilled to announce the unveiling of the first phase of the solar infrastructure installation at Doornkop. Situated 11km out of the Middleburg town centre, Doornkop was one of the first successful land claimants under the Restitution of Land Act and is now embracing the solar revolution. … Continued

The Care Givers at Groutville have their hands full with caring for orphans, but they received some support to make their lives easier while also considering the environment. As part of the Urban-LEDS Project, (implemented by ICLEI Africa in partnership with UN-Habitat and funded by the European Commission), the KwaDukuza Municipality has teamed up with … Continued

The Durban Adaptation Charter ’s First Southern African Regional Workshop, convened under the auspices of ICLEI Africa’s Local Climate Solutions for Africa (LOCS4AFRICA) Initiative, will be he ld 14 – 16 October 2015. ICLEI Africa and eThekwini Municipality are proud to present a technical Southern Africa Regional Workshop for cities and local governments on the Durban … Continued

On 21-22 July 2015, a delegation of more than 60 Mayors from around the world will meet Pope Francis in the Vatican for a two-day event on climate change, human trafficking and sustainable development. (See the official press release of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences and the full program on July 21 on modern slavery and … Continued

According to a recent joint report between UNICEF and the World Health Organization, 2.4 billion people still do not have access to a toilet. Sadly this means that even with increased access to improved sanitation facilities – the definition being a separation of human waste in the living environment – the Millennium Development goal of … Continued

The Third International Conference on Financing for Development opens 13 July and will run until 16 July 2015. The Conference will gather high-level political representatives, including Heads of State and Government, and Ministers of Finance, Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, as well as all relevant institutional stakeholders, non-governmental organizations and business sector entities. The main … Continued

Please note that the venue to the LOCS 2015 DAC Workshop has changed. The LOCS 2015 venue has changed to the below. IMPORTANT: Note that our venue has changed, we expect you at the International Convention Centre (ICC), 45 Bram Fischer Rd, Durban, 4001 – Phone number: +27 31 360 1000 This very positive upgrade … Continued

These proceedings highlight the five days of deliberations, discussions and presentations held at the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in March 2015. These proceedings highlight the five days of deliberations, discussions and presentations held at the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) held at Sendai City, Japan … Continued

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